Motorists on the M6 northbound near Sandbach are still facing long delays a week after a HGV lorry driver collided with a railway bridge and died.

Queuing traffic has remained a daily occurrence since the accident last Tuesday due repairs to the bridge meaning the closure of lanes.

The railway bridge is said to have sustained "significant damage" which is why the repairs are taking so long and traffic is still delayed.

The accident happened just after 8am last Tuesday morning between Junction 17 at Sandbach and Junction 18 at Middlewich.

Driver faced long diversions last Tuesday while this M6 section was closed for most of Tuesday reopening with just two lanes.

Sandbach Nub News revealed how one motorist had spent more than 12 hours sitting in her car after getting on at Junction 16.

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Meanwhile motorists are being advised to avoid the area if they can.

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Police have launched an investigation and would like to hear from anyone with information to the accident, CCTV or dash cam footage which may help their investigation.

If you have information you are asked to call Cheshire police on 101, or visit www.cheshire.police.uk/tua, quoiting IML 1079063.